Re: ENUM Privacy (was RE: [Enum] User ENUM vs Operator ENUM)

[Jim Reid <jim at rfc1035.com>]

>>>>> "Mike" == Mike Hammer <mhammer at cisco.com> writes:

    Mike> Rather than relying on "joint ventures" to "share or link
    Mike> their private trees" (at which point privacy issues may
    Mike> arise) wouldn't it be better for the public ENUM to provide
    Mike> that linkage?

In an ideal world it would be better, yes. But in the real world, the
answer has to be no. Because a linkage through some public tree
creates even bigger privacy issues. Like publishing on the internet
how to reach an unlisted phone number. Which might also violate the
opt-in principle that most regulators are insisting on for any public
"ENUM-like" tree.

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